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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 1,063 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #25 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 65% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 69% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at UNC Chapel Hill, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in history at Appalachian State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Western Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at WCU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at Duke, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at ECU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
Florida 887
Tennessee 555
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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